16255 past simple tense

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets 1.- Tina ………… (begin) her new diary last Monday morning 2.- Thomas ……… (play) the guitar and Sonia ……… (sing) 3.- The two kids …… (make) a sandcastle in the beach 4.-The monkeys ……… (eat) some bananas in the zoo 5.-Joanna ………… (change) some money at the bank 6.-Walter ………… (book) some tickets for the next concert 7.-They …………… (build) an enormous hospital in Haiti 8.-Daniel …………… (look) after Lorena’s baby last Saturday evening 9.- My daughter ………… (show) me her notebooks 10.- Derek ………… (become) a famous writer 11.-My husband ……… (grow) tomatoes and cucumbers in the orchard 12.-Marilyn ………… (learn) to swim in one month 13.-Katherine …………… (teach) her son to be polite 14.-The teachers ………… (explain) the lessons clearly 15.-Somebody ……… (steal) my mobile phone 16.-They …………… (kidnap) the little girl 17.-William ……………… (throw) the ball to his school friend 18.- Philip ……… (milk) the cow and …… (feed) the rabbits in the farm 19.-The shepherd …………… (take) the sheep to the countryside 20.-Christopher ……… … (speak) five languages fluently 21.-The friendly girl…………… (recommend) me to follow her 22.-The magician …………… (do) some good tricks 23.-Paul ……… (feel) very sad when his dog ……… (have) the accident 24.-George …………… (answer) the phone and ……… (help) me 25.- My uncle Antonio ………… (earn) a lot of money in his job 26.-Adeline ………….….(design) some fashionable jewellery 27.-Jimmy and Tony …… …… (find) some old toys in the attic 28.-The German politician ………… (decide) to lend us some money 29.-The house ……… (get) on fire so I ……… (lose) all my books 30.-Samantha ………… (understand) my situation in the foreign country 31.-I ………… (scratch) my brother’s back tenderly 32.-The two lovers …………… (kiss) in front of the priest 33.-Matilde …………… (type) a very long letter without any mistakes 34.-The postman ………… (carry) some heavy parcels to my house 35.-Patrick and Lisa ………… (walk) to school together 36.-My dad ………… (prepare) some fireworks for the party 37.-Lorenzo and Miriam …………… (celebrate) their birthday 38.-We ……………… (marry) five years ago in Manchester 39.-Kathy ………… (serve) tea and biscuits to her friends 40.-The fireman ………… (rescue) a lot of people in the earthquake 41.- A little girl ………… (cry) in a corner 42.-Lucy ………… (remember) to send an email to her boyfriend 43.-Hector …………… (receive) some bad news from Germany 44.-You …………… (wear) a beautiful black dress on Christmas Day 45.-Helen …………… (hear) some strange noises in the garden 46.-The dog …………… (hide) some bones in the cupboard 47.-Emily and Sonia …………… (choose) an expensive ring for their mother 48.- The boy …………… (eat) the soup and he ………… (like) it 49.-The little man ……… (snore) loudly in the suitcase 50.-Martin ……………… (rent) a small flat in London 51.- Lola ………… (ring) the doctor at midnight